CEO Total Pay
$10.7M
FY2023 Summary Compensation
AEP
2026 data Public-data reference. official source
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
Open-data reference.
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services · NY · FY2023
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
88:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$10.7M
Median Worker
$121,286
Compensation Pillar
CEO compensation breakdown — pay ratio 88× median worker (Dodd-Frank §953(b) disclosure)
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC, a electric, gas & sanitary services company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 88:1 in FY2023. CEO received total compensation of $10.7M, while the median employee earned $121,286 annually. This is above the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median of 70:1 across 59 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.
CEO Compensation Breakdown — FY2023
Detailed breakdown not available.
| Component | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Base Salary | — |
| Bonus | — |
| Stock Awards | — |
| Option Awards | — |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | — |
| Pension Value Change | — |
| Other Compensation | — |
| Total Compensation | $10.7M |
Source: SEC EDGAR Form DEF 14A — CIK 4904, FY2023 Summary Compensation Table.
Industry Comparison — Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
This Company's Ratio
88:1
Industry Median Ratio
70:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.5M
This CEO's Pay
$10.7M
Companies in Industry
59
vs. Industry Median
Above
Understanding This Pay Ratio
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 88:1 means that earned 88 times more than the company's median employee in FY2023.
The median employee at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC earned $121,286 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 88 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.
Pay Ratio
88:1
Near industry median
Disclosure Transparency
1.0/5
Limited pay component reporting
Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure
Under 17 CFR §229.402(v) (the Pay-Versus-Performance rule effective for fiscal years ending after December 16, 2022), issuers must reconcile Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to Total Shareholder Return (TSR) over a multi-year window. The chart below visualizes the relationship between AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's reported CAP and TSR for FY2023.
Pay vs Performance — FY2023 (Dodd-Frank §953(a) PvP disclosure)
Pay Composition
Equity-based pay (stock + options) 0.0%
Performance-linked (incentive + bonus) 0.0%
Fixed compensation (base salary) 0.0%
ISS QualityScore and Glass-Lewis voting guidelines weight performance-linked share of pay. The CII (Council of Institutional Investors) recommends ≥50% of CEO pay be tied to multi-year performance metrics.
What This 2023 Filing Tells Us About AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
According to the 2023 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP, CIK 4904) reported CEO 's total compensation at $10.7M. That figure is an aggregate of base salary (N/A). The median employee at the firm — the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act — earned $121,286 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 88:1 that this page tracks.
Context matters when reading this ratio. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC operates in the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services sector and is headquartered in NY. Across the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry (SIC 49), 59 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2023, with a median of 70:1 and an average of 85:1. Median industry CEO pay was $9.5M, so AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's $10.7M sits above that typical figure. That comparison is the fastest way to separate "the CEO is paid like peers" from "this company is an outlier."
Finally, a note on what these SEC numbers do and do not include. Total compensation reported under Item 402 of Regulation S-K reflects grant-date fair value for equity awards, not realized pay, so a CEO may eventually cash in more — or less — depending on stock performance and vesting. The pay ratio itself is calculated against a single median employee chosen under rules that allow statistical sampling, and companies may update methodology year to year. This proxy was filed on 2024-03-13; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.
Key Data — FY2023
- CEO
- Total Compensation
- $10.7M
- Base Salary
- N/A
- Median Employee Pay
- $121,286
- Pay Ratio
- 88:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-13
Company Info
- Ticker
- AEP
- CIK
- 4904
- Industry
- Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
- SIC Code
- 4911
- State
- NY
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Data Source: This data is sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy statement (DEF 14A) filings. PlainCEOPay provides this publicly available information for informational purposes only. Not investment or financial advice. Verify with official SEC filings at sec.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CEO pay ratio at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC? ▼
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 88:1. CEO null earned $10.7M in FY2023, while the median employee earned $121,286.
How much does AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's CEO earn? ▼
null, CEO of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP), earned total compensation of $10.7M in fiscal year 2023, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's pay ratio compare to its industry? ▼
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's pay ratio of 88:1 is above the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median of 70:1. The industry has 59 companies reporting pay ratios.
Where does AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC's CEO pay data come from? ▼
All executive compensation data is sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement filings. Companies are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios annually. PlainCEOPay aggregates this publicly available data for easy comparison.
What is included in null's total compensation? ▼
Total compensation of $10.7M includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension value changes, and other compensation as reported in the proxy filing summary compensation table.
How long would it take a median AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC employee to earn the CEO's pay? ▼
At a median salary of $121,286, it would take the typical AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC employee approximately 88 years to earn what CEO null earned in a single year ($10.7M in FY2023).
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic + housing + income data. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — wage + employment by occupation. bls.gov/oes
- BEA Regional Economic Accounts — GDP + personal income by state/metro. bea.gov/data/regional
- U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns — establishment + employment by industry. census.gov/cbp
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) — tax-return aggregate data. irs.gov/statistics
- data.gov — U.S. federal open-data portal — discovery layer for additional federal sources. data.gov
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